Doris Francis

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Doris Francis
Personal information
Born (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969 (age 52)
Dominica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 22)15 March 2004 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 37)13 March 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI2 April 2004 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–2002Dominica
2003–2004Saint Lucia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA
Matches 1 17 38
Runs scored 46 81 503
Batting average 46.00 7.36 18.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2
Top score 46* 17 91*
Balls bowled 132 716 1,162
Wickets 0 13 27
Bowling average – 29.30 26.88
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/16 3/31
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2021

Doris Francis (born 6 October 1969) is a Dominican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 17 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between in 2003 and 2004. She also played for the United States between 2009 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Dominica and Saint Lucia.[1][2]

Francis only took up cricket at the age of 25.[1] Francis made her international debut in March 2003, in a One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka. Later in the year, she also featured in the 2003 IWCC Trophy, where the West Indies finished runner-up to Ireland to qualify for the 2005 World Cup.[3] In 2004, Francis represented the West Indies in ODI series against India and Pakistan, also playing a single Test match against the latter team.[4] In the second innings of the Test, she made 46* from ninth in the batting order, putting on 105 runs for the eighth wicket with Jacqueline Robinson.[5]

Overall, Francis played 17 ODIs for the West Indies, taking 13 wickets.[1] She continued playing cricket after moving to the United States, and made her debut for the US national team at the .[6] She was one of three former West Indies internationals in the side, the others being Candacy Atkins and Roselyn Emmanuel.[7] In the first match of the tournament, against Brazil, Francis took 2/9 and scored 10*, for which she was named player of the match.[8] She returned for the tournament's , taking 3/16 in one game against Canada. Francis made her final international appearances at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier, where she was appointed team captain.[9] Aged 42, she took two wickets from six matches (against South Africa and Zimbabwe), and made 68 runs, with a highest of 23 against Bangladesh.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Player Profile: Doris Francis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Doris Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Women's ODI matches played by Doris Francis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ Women's Test matches played by Doris Francis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ Pakistan Women v West Indies Women, West Indies Women in India and Pakistan 2003/04 (Only Test) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ Women's miscellaneous matches played by Doris Francis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ (1 April 2009). "Team USA for ICC Americas 2009 Women’s Cricket Tournament announced" – USA Women's Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ United States of America Women v Brazil Women, Women's Americas Championship 2009 (Twenty20 Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ Peter Della Penna (21 October 2011). "USA pick 42-year-old captain, two in 50s for WC qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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